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The second Russia-Africa Summit will take place in St Petersburg’s Expo Forum from 26-29 July 2023, with leaders from the majority of African countries expected to attend. The Russia-Africa Economic and Humanitarian Forum due to take place alongside it will provide a platform for business meetings.
The second Russia-Africa Summit will take place in St Petersburg’s Expo Forum from 26-29 July 2023, with leaders from the majority of African countries expected to attend. The Russia-Africa Economic and Humanitarian Forum due to take place alongside it will provide a platform for business meetings. It is noted that despite the conditions of sanctions and obstacles, Africans continue displaying their intentions aimed at multilateral cooperation with Russia.
The goal of the event is to promote efforts to strengthen comprehensive and equal cooperation between Russia and African nations across all areas of society including politics, security, economic relations, science and technology, and the cultural and humanitarian spheres.
The Summit had originally been scheduled to take place in Addis Ababa in October 2022, but was postponed by Russia’s President Vladimir Putin last July, most likely due to complications emerging from the Russian invasion of Ukraine.
The organisers, Roscongress, describe the Summit as the highest-level and largest-scale event in Russia-Africa relations with the aim of bringing about a new level of mutually beneficial partnership between Russia and the continent. The event follows in the footsteps of other Africa +1 summits such as the Forum on China-Africa Cooperation (FOCAC), Japan’s TICAD, and the US-Africa Leaders
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Despite the conditions of sanctions and obstacles, which former colonial powers try to impose, Africans continue displaying their intentions aimed at multilateral cooperation with Russia, while the Russian-African relations continue developing based on the mutual will and desire of both sides, stated Russia’s Special Presidential Envoy for the Middle East and Africa Mikhail Bogdanov.
